N87597
1956 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2
N87597 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-04-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2012-04-17Certificate of registration issued as N87597 to the current registrant.
- 1976-07-26Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1956Manufactured (1956).
- 1949-04-06N87597 previously assigned to a Republic Seabee RC-3 (s/n 166); cancelled.
About N87597
N87597 is a 1956 Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2, serial number 987. The FAA register lists Seawind Aviation Inc as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 141 knots and a range of about 637 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 26, 1976.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87597.
Published figures for the Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N87597.
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
